my local NBC station (Atlanta) is showing college basketball. they've moved the Pens and Flyers to an independent station. weird but at least we're getting it. as for the original poster, don't know who provides your tv service but Directv usually opens up an "alternate channel" with the other game when NBC runs multiple games.

PensOnDVD wrote:Kings and and Blackhawks are the other game and will be shown here in Colorado.

Way to go NHL!

Anyone tape the game for me please?

Ummm... Not sure how this is the NHL's fault.

Dumb scheduling, you make the Flyers/Pens a Noon ET start, and then have the Kings on at 3:30 PM ET.

In simple terms it's called a doubleheader.

What sense does it make to have arguably the best rivalry in hockey relegated to regional coverage?

I completely disagree with you. I think the season should start with the Stanley Cup Champions on TV first. Just like the NFL does. The whole country should watch whomever won the cup, see the banner go up. That's why we cheer for our teams, that's why the players play.

It is the best rivalry in the NHL in the eyes of the Pens and Flyers fans. I'm sure Boston-Montreal fans feel thats the best, Chicago-Detroit...etc.

I think Center Ice is an agreement with the local broadcasters, so unless NBC was just playing a local feed or something, I don't think so. I feel like I remember the same thing though, so who knows haha.

Idoit40fans wrote:I think Center Ice is an agreement with the local broadcasters, so unless NBC was just playing a local feed or something, I don't think so. I feel like I remember the same thing though, so who knows haha.

More or less correct. The easy way to remember it is any games available through a local broadcaster/affiliate and any game that's fully national will be blacked out. It's actually not that bad once you figure out what is and isn't blacked out; for example, my blackouts are games that are on CBC Atlantic, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Sens, TSN, TSN2, and TSN-M.